So - I know some of you will not want to hear updates about my expanding belly, my pregnancy symptoms or my hormonal craziness - but some of you will and more importantly, I will need a place to unload it all. So, I thought that I would put all of those rants here instead of on the main page. Feel free to peruse the rantings or not -
10/30/07 - I am still in shock. I asked Don this morning if it had sunk in yet - the realization that in 9 months we will have another child to love and take care of and start a college fund for. (wait…we still have to do that for Reagan…shoot!) Of course, he is so excited and ready for “twice the family fun”. We go Thursday morning for our first appointment. We’ll meet with the nurse to go over family history, do preliminary lab work and then meet with the insurance department and give them money. I think my pants are already feeling tight…
11/04/07 - So, I have to remind myself that I’m pregnant. There are things that I just shouldn’t be doing right now - like carrying around 5 gallon buckets of paint or smelling paint fumes or forgetting to eat for a whole day. Yea, so - I’m grateful for the grace of God and the wisdom to not do stupid things anymore…
11/7/07 - Corn Pops and Ice Cream do not make good pregnancy nutrition, do they?
11/14/07 - We had our first ultrasound on Friday! The baby is so tiny right now that all we saw was a little blob with a rapidly thumping heartbeat. But it was amazing - kind of solidifies the whole “we’re pregnant” idea to see that little heart just flying! I’ve been really tired today and have to stay late for an Imagine Christmas rehearsal. The next three weeks are going to be killer but it’ll be worth it. We have a TON of volunteers and we’ve tried to be hyper-organized so that we aren’t scrambling at the last minute to get things done. But if any of you have every been involved in something this big you know that some of the last minute craziness is unavoidable. I’m really looking forward to this first trimester being over so I can get some of my energy back.
11/29/07 - I told Don last night as I was crawling into bed at 7:15 that thought I had gotten over the exhaustion part of this pregnancy. I was wrong - I am soooo tired right now. Like I said, I went to be at 7:15 thinking there was no way I’d make it longer than five minutes before I was dead asleep - but there I was at 10:00 still wide-eyed. I finally drifted off about 10:30 but woke up again at 12:30 and laid there until about 4-ish. arrggghhhh. I don’t get it - I’m so tired and yet I can’t sleep. I’m hungry but I don’t want to eat anything. I’m happy and sad at the same time. This one is driving me crazy already - it MUST be a girl. 
01/05/07 - Wow - it’s been a while since I’ve posted here. My belly is HUGE! I ordered a bunch of maternity clothes from GAP and Old Navy and just tried a bunch of them on. (yuck) Nothing looks the way I want it to right now. Did I mention that my belly is huge? I know it’s all relative - my friend Sarahbess is pregnant and due in about four weeks - she would tell me that I’m crazy for saying I’m huge already. Sorry, Sarah… But - I do have to say that I’ve been feeling much better lately. I’m not nearly as tired and the queezies have lessened significantly. I have a doctor’s appointment on Friday morning and they’ll schedule me for my ultrasound then. (we’re still hoping for a girl!) I am realizing how much faster this one is going by - having a two year old to chase around keeps me from dwelling solely on this pregnancy and I feel like the weeks are passing me by way too quickly. Before we know it we’ll have another Printy around! Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts - we are so excited to share a new little one with the world!
01/30/08 - Hormones are from the devil. Seriously…I have felt trapped by them for the last 3 months. It’s difficult when they affect EVERYTHING and there is little you can do about it. This one must be a girl because I am WAY more moody and emotional this go around than I was when I was pregnant with Reagan. Wow - I feel really sorry for my husband and the amazing people I work with. It’s like I’m being controlled by aliens or something…geez! It doesn’t help that there is so much else going on in my life right now - everything is magnified it seems and I so desperately want to be able to handle everything. But the reality is that I can’t. I can’t handle everything and I think that might be ok if I just accept it. Anyway - we go next Friday, (02/0 
to have our ultrasound and find out what we are having! Everyone pray that the baby will cooperate and be extra active so we can get a peek between those little legs! If it’s a girl, I’m going shopping for the rest of the day! (sorry, Don!) I’ll keep you all posted so you can start your shopping, too!
02/11/08
It’s official - we’re having a girl! I knew it - there was no way a little boy could cause this much hormonal havoc on me! Of course, we’re super excited and have already begun the shopping extravaganza.
03/19/08
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a name! Last week we chose the name Rylee Lyric Printy for our baby girl. I am not usually one to be indecisive - I hate surprises and always like to have a plan, so the back and forth about this child’s name was driving me a little crazy! But, we LOVE this name and I am so thrilled to be able to call her by her name every time I pray over her or talk to Reagan about his baby sister.
Don and I had a conversation last night about how the female always seems to the get the short end of the stick! I mean, not only do we have to put up with the monthly pain in the you know what - we have all the pain and discomfort of child bearing. Don’t get me wrong - I am honored beyond my ability to express to be able to carry this baby for nine months and to be the one caring for her every day. I LOVE being pregnant even with all of the “stuff” that comes along with it. I LOVE feeling her move inside of me - I LOVE being able to talk to her whenever I want to - I LOVE the anticipation of bringing her into this world. But I would also LOVE for Don to just be able to experience a little of the “stuff” too. I mean - it wouldn’t kill him to have a few stretch marks or leg cramps at night - he wouldn’t die if he had to get up and pee every 10 minutes - he wouldn’t keel over if the thought of red meat made him want to hurl! Come on - where is the justice in this world?
3/24/08 - i had my appointment this morning at my OB’s office for a glucose test. a boring, one-hour, sit in the waiting room test where they force a bottle of sugar syrup down your throat and then draw blood an hour later. don’t anticipate any issues with this - didn’t have any with Reagan but it’s just one of those things that you have to have done. there are so many required pokings and prodings during the 10 months of pregnancy that i just get tired of. i was talking with a dear friend of mine today who is expected her first child any day now and we were talking about the vaccination debate. let’s just say i have very strong opinions on this topic and i urge all of you to do your own research if you are expecting a child or have a child that is still in the vaccine receiving stage of their lives. there are a ton of resources for you to study and there are several books that give both sides of the debate so that you can come to your own conclusions.
on a lighter note - all of Rylee’s nursery bedding came in last week! now i have to pick a paint color so don can get started on that project. this house we’re in right now is so tiny and her room is so small i’m afraid all of the “stuff” isn’t going to fit…. but anyway - this is the fun stuff!
04/09/08 - So, I discovered through my Blog Stats that this is the most popular post around here. That’s kind of ironic b/c I rarely remember to update it so everyone is constantly reading old news! Sorry, everyone! I’ll try to do better since this is your favorite read…
I’m feeling pretty good - tired again. The second trimester goes by way too fast and here I am again in the exhausting stage. Simple things like sweeping the floor or bending over to pick something up that I dropped have become almost impossible to accomplish without having to spend the next hour recovering on the couch. But, I realized the other day that we are only about ten weeks away from welcoming Rylee into the world and I can’t wait to finally hold her! Reagan is getting so excited to meet his sister and he’s already bought her a present to give her at the hospital. awwwww…..
The nursery still is not started yet - any helpers out there?
04/30/08
8 1/2 weeks to go…ahhhh! Don and I were talking the other night about our schedule over the next 2 months before Rylee arrives and I just have to say it is daunting. The GAFA production is in three weeks, so my weekends and days are taken up with planning and prep for that. We have two weddings, a baby shower and a list of things to do at the house about a mile long. Don is in charge of a HUGE project at work that goes live in about 6 weeks and I am in the midst of prep/planning for some BIG changes in GAFA that need to happen this summer. Oh, and I almost forgot - Bryan and I are in the search process for my replacement so that has to happen in the next six weeks and then I have to work through that transition with whoever that person ends up being - I’m tired… I know that this is only a season and that things will calm down. Oh wait…then I will have a new baby to take care of - no sleep for me for the next 12 months, I guess!
I’m in the “every two weeks” phase of my prenatal care now. Soon they’ll start checking to see if there is any movement down there and I know that the next 8 1/2 weeks are going to absolutely FLY by. It’s a little scary to think about how this is going to change our lives drastically. When Reagan came, I had no idea how amazing and wonderful it was going to be. He is the greatest gift I have ever been given and I know that Rylee is going to add so much to our lives. God knows exactly what we need when we need it and I am amazed by His faithfulness to provide for every need that we have. I can’t wait to share pictures with you all. (Matthew is going to be in the birth to document all the excitement so you’ll all get to see how it goes!)
cause we know it is a girl. Brett says it’s a boy. We agree to disagree! Love you lots and many blessings and no morning sickness amen!
